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Announcing TypeScript 5.9

One of TypeScript's gentlest steps forward, with support for import defer, --module node20, and ‘expandable hovers’ (below) to see expanded type information in IDEs. We also learn v6.0 will act as a ‘transition point’ to get prepared for the Go-powered ‘native port’ of TypeScript due to arrive as TypeScript 7.0.

Apache ECharts 6.0: The Powerful Data Visualization Library

12 years on from its first release, ECharts takes another big step forward. Visualization types span from line, bar and pie charts to 3D graphs, calendars and Sankey diagrams. v6 brings an all-new design language, dynamic theme switching, dark mode support, even more chart types, and more. Be sure to enjoy the 100+ demos and the GitHub repo.

"JavaScript Isn’t the Problem, Replacing the Browser Was"

The creator of RedwoodSDK, now pitching itself as a React framework for building server-side apps on Cloudflare, suggests SPA-style development was a compromise to work around platform limitations, but now a server-first approach makes good sense.

Unlocking Web Workers with React: A Step-by-Step Guide

The Observable Framework and the new Notebook Kit are just two parts of a rich ecosystem of reactive JavaScript ‘notebook’-style tools for creating data visualizations (example) and dashboards, originally created by Mike Bostock. This v2 release previews a big step forward with a new notebook file format based on HTML and, for the first time, support for true vanilla JavaScript, complete with the ability to import libraries with import. Here’s another neat example showing off the potential. There are a lot of parts here, so dig in.

Fluid: How we built serverless servers

Vercel dropped the engineering details behind Fluid Compute and Active CPU pricing. By building a custom transport layer, they enabled streaming and can now send multiple requests to the same Lambda instance

FlashList v2: A High Performance List for React Native

A highly optimized list approach using view recycling to ensure smooth scrolling without visible blank areas, with v2 being a ground-up rewrite based on React Native’s New Architecture. Docs site and GitHub repo.

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Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson

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